Thursday: The day in photos
A demonstrator wears a mask of President Nicolas Sarkozy during a protest march in Lille in northern France. French workers fearful about the global economic crisis held a nationwide strike, shutting down train and subway lines, reducing staff at hospitals and leaving millions of schoolchildren without teachers. (Michel Spingler / Associated Press)
French police assess the damage after a protest in downtown Paris. Workers fearful about the global economic crisis held a nationwide strike. (Christophe Ena / Associated Press)
The ancient Parthenon stands atop the Acropolis as it is caught by sunlight from an overcast sky in Athens. (Petros Giannakouris / Associated Press)
Models present fashions by Strenesse Blue during a show at Fashionweek Berlin in Germany. Designers will show their autumn-winter collections through Sunday. (Michael Gottschalk / AFP/Getty Images)
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A model presents a creation by St. Even during the Colombiatex Fashion Show in Medellin, Colombia. (Raul Arboleda / AFP/Getty Images)
Pallbearers carry the coffin of World War I veteran William Stone after his funeral at St. Leonard’s Church in Watlington, England. Stone, a member of the Royal Navy for 27 years, was one of three remaining British veterans of the war and also served in World War II. (Dan Kitwood / Getty Images)
Houda Siam performs her Muslim morning prayers while waiting for her son Abdullah to go into surgery to repair a congenital heart defect at Wolfson Medical Center in Tel Aviv, Israel. The 6-year-old Palestinian boy is a relative of Hamas Interior Minister Said Siam, who was killed during the Israeli invasion of Gaza Strip. Abdullah is the first child from Gaza to cross the border to the Israeli hospital for life-saving heart surgery since the conflict ended Jan. 18. (David Silverman / Getty Images)
A Palestinian man walks next to the remnants of a house in Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip that was destroyed during Israel’s three-week offensive. The United Nations launched an emergency appeal for more than $600 million to help Palestinians recover from Israel’s military operations in Gaza. (Abid Katib / Getty Images)
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A participant salutes during a graveside event in Kiev to mark the 91th anniversary of a battle near the Ukrainian city of Kruty. About 300 Ukrainian students died in the 1918 battle against Bolshevik forces, and the remains of some were later reburied in Kiev. (Sergei Supinsky / AFP/Getty Images)
A worker in Tel Aviv hangs a campaign poster of Tzipi Livni, Israel’s foreign minister and the leader of the Kadima party. Israel will hold elections Feb. 10, and right-wing opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party is leading Kadima. (Ariel Schalit / Associated Press)
A Palestinian student displays one of the Israeli bills distributed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency to help impoverished families in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. The conflict between Israel and Hamas has added to the hardships faced by Palestinians in Gaza. (Said Khatib / AFP/Getty Images)
A baby black howler monkey clings to its mother at the Singapore zoo. Despite the name, only male howler monkeys are black. (Wong Maye-E / Associated Press)
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Another day dawns in Basra, where Iraqi troops guard the perimeter of the Basra operations center headquarters. Many areas in Iraq are preparing for provincial elections; Basra’s vote is scheduled for Saturday. (Matt Cardy / Getty Images)
Andy Roddick of the U.S. makes a face to the umpire in his semifinal match against Switzerland’s Roger Federer during the 2009 Australian Open in Melbourne. (Lucas Dawson / Getty Images)
A model presents a Schumacher ensemble during fashion week in Berlin. (Michael Gottschalk / AFP/Getty Images)
